A resolution honoring the life of Dr. Paul Farmer by recognizing the duty of the Federal Government to adopt a 21st century global health solidarity strategy and take actions to address past and ongoing harms that undermine the health and well-being of people around the world.
- Last Action
- 3/7/2023
Actions
- 2023-01-26Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
- 2023-01-26Introduced in Senate
CRS Summary
As of 2023-01-26 (00)
Support And Value Expectant Moms and Babies Act of 2023 or the SAVE Moms and Babies Act of 2023
This bill prohibits the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) from approving any new drug (either as a brand-name drug or a generic) intended to terminate a pregnancy and imposes additional restrictions on such drugs that are already approved.
Under the bill, an already-approved drug intended to terminate a pregnancy may be dispensed to a patient only with a prescription. Furthermore, the FDA may not approve any labeling change that would authorize (1) using the drug after 70 days of gestation, or (2) dispensing the drug by any means other than in-person administration by the prescribing health care practitioner.
The FDA must also impose additional restrictions on such already-approved drugs, including by (1) requiring the prescribing health care practitioner to receive a special certification, (2) prohibiting the practitioner from also acting as the dispensing pharmacist, and (3) requiring the practitioner to have the ability to provide surgical intervention to the patient.
The bill also rescinds any investigational use exemption already granted to such a drug if the bill would have prohibited the FDA from granting the exemption. (Currently, the FDA may grant an exemption to certain market approval requirements if a drug is intended solely for use in safety and effectiveness investigations.)
Cosponsors (20)
- Steve Daines (R-MT)
- James Risch (R-ID)
- Mike Braun (R-IN)
- Deb Fischer (R-NE)
- Mike Crapo (R-ID)
- John Hoeven (R-ND)
- Kevin Cramer (R-ND)
- Marco Rubio (R-FL)
- Roger Wicker (R-MS)
- Josh Hawley (R-MO)
- Roger Marshall (R-KS)
- Tom Cotton (R-AR)
- James Lankford (R-OK)
- Mike Lee (R-UT)
- John Barrasso (R-WY)
- John Cornyn (R-TX)
- Rick Scott (R-FL)
- Ted Cruz (R-TX)
- John Thune (R-SD)
- Bill Hagerty (R-TN)
Subjects
- Abortion
- Drug safety, medical device, and laboratory regulation
- Health information and medical records
- Health personnel
- Health technology, devices, supplies
- Marketing and advertising
- Prescription drugs
Sourced from Congress.gov (public domain).
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